Osteology

Skull, anterior view

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Osteology

Skull, anterior view

A supraorbital foramen occurs on the right, a supraorbital notch on the left. Note that within the notch there is a small superciliary canal which extends into the frontal bone. This canal gives passage to a small nutrient artery, an emissary vein, and a nerve filament. The deviation of the bony nasal septum is not unusual.

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Frontal bone (squamous part)

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Superciliary arch

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Supraorbital foramen

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Temporal fossa

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Orbital surface of frontal bone

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Frontomaxillary suture

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Frontal process of maxilla

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Nasomaxillary suture

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Orbital surface of maxilla

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Middle nasal concha

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Infraorbital foramen

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Bony nasal septum

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Inferior nasal concha

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Neck of condylar process of mandible

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Coronoid process of mandible

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Mastoid process

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Canine

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Angle of mandible

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Mental foramen

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Nasofrontal suture & Nasal bone

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Frontal incisura

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Zygomaticofrontal suture

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Superior orbital fissure

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Optic foramen

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Orbital surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid and Sphenozygomatic suture